Milk-bottle indicator and coin holder



Oct. 16, 1928. 1,687,956

5. w. TRASK MILK BOTTLE INDICATOR AND COIN KOLDER Filed April 5. 1928 Patented Oct.16,1928.

P i a i 1,687,956:- UNITED STATES" GLENN w. TIE-ASK, or GREEN BAY, Wisconsin.

YMILKQBOTTLE INDICATOR AND com HOLDER. Applic'ation filed Apri1 5, 1928. Serial a). 267,678,

Thepractice of placing notes and coin in' verged, as indicated most clearly in Figure milk bottles by the housewife to advise the 3 of the drawings so as to embrace the bead milkman or trademan of needs is not genformed at the mouth orupper "end bf'the erally satisfactory, chiefly because of bottle, and retain the device in position 60 5 weather conditions, and to meet this situaagainst casual displacementfi'The endpor tion and obviate the objectionable features tions of thejsides 3 flare slightly, asfshown is the purpose of this invention. most clearly in Figure 4" of the drawings, Th invention provides a combined cover, thereby facilitating the placing of the defor the milk bottle, holder for coin and in vice in position upon the bottle. The sides 65 dicator for the goods desired, the device 3' are further pressed outwardly intermediate being readily attachable to and detachable.- their ends, as indicated most clearly iIiQFig: from the milk bottle and positively retained ure 4 of the drawings to preventaccidental in place when applied to the bottle, disengagementof the device from the bottle While the drawing illustrates a preferred when properly a li d th H 1 1 70 embodiment of the invention, 1t is to beun- The device is placed upon the bottle or derstood that in adapting the means to meet removed therefrom by a .sliding movement,

specific needs and requirements, the design the sides 3 yieldinglaterally to permit cle'ar may be varied and such other changes in the me; opposite "side portions of the head orminor details of construction may be rebulge at the mouth of the bottle. 75

sorted-to within the scope of the invention The holder is inclined to the bottle engagas claimed, without departing from the ing portion so as to extend downwardly spirit thereof. v along a side of the milk bottle when the de i For a full understanding of the invention vice is positioned thereon, as indicated-most and the merits thereof, reference is to be clearly in Figure 2 of-the drawingsQyThe 80 had to the following description andthe holder is hollow and co'nstitutesa receptacle drawing hereto attached, in which; for the reception of coin or other articles to Figure l'is a front view of {t'COIlllJll'lGd be deposited therein'as a means of communiindicator and holder embodying the invencation betweenthe housewife and tradesmen. tion, and showing it applied to the upper The holder includes a bottom-5 and a top 85 portion of a milk bottle. 7 6, the upper rearedge of the bottom 5 being Figure 2 is a detail sectional view on the cut away to snug'l fit a sid f the ilk line 2-2 of Figure 1. bottle, as indicated most clearly injFigure I Figure 3 is a detail sectional view on the 4' of the drawings. The top 6 or'ms a conline 3-3 of Figure 2', looking towards the tinuati'on of the 'to'p 2 and the sides'of the 90 rear as designated by the arrows. v holder form extensions of the sides 3. The

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional VlOW on upper open end of the holder is closed by th li 4% of Figure 2. a the neck portion of the bottle 1 when the de- Corresponding and like parts are referred vice is in position thereon. The constructo in the following description and deslgtion is such as to preclude sleet, snow and 95 nated in the several views of the drawing by rain from entering the holder or reaching like reference characters. the mouth of the milk bottle.

The numeral 1 denotes a milk bottle, such The indicator includes a dial 7 and a pluas universally used for the handling of milk. rality of hands 8 mounted upon a stud 9 The device is constructed to form a cover WhiCh is secured to the h T i l 100 for the bottle and to clamp the mouth porare deflected outwardly mtelmedlate' t el tion thereof, and includes a holder for re n to p g p g P for the ceivingcoin, a note or other article, which it hand to t k hold f when oving the hands 7 may be desired to deliver to the tradesman. to the reqmred adlusted Posltlons,

The device is pr ferably constructed of sheet I m} d comprises b ttl engaging, designate the article and the amount, such tion and a holder'to which is applied in as hedifierent grades of milk and cream, dicating means including adial and hands. cheese and other products or goods handled The bottle engaging portion includes a by the tradesman. The dial 7 is separate The dial is provided with indications to top 2, and sides 3, the top 2 being flat and of from the holder and adapted to be applied 110 v an extent to pro ect over the mouth of the to the top or front thereof. This arrangebottle. The sides 3 .are downwardly conment provldes for ready replacement of p broken dials to meet varying requirements. Tongues 10 are partly cut from the top or front portion of the holderfandjar'e .a'dapted to pass through openings formed in the dial, the projecting ends Beifig blifithd, as "indicated most clearly in Eigure 2, of the drawings to retain the dial in'place and a lI,n ,it.; of ready detachment thereof when required, H v I v V practicethe device, adapted to be appliedto the mouth portion of 'a milk bottle which is subsequently placed in position for collection ythe trades'man. In the event of jthe housewife desiring an article the hand adjusted to designate the articleiand the amount and the cost of the same may he placed withinfthe holder. Obvious1y,.the arrangement admits of a note or other article 1E0v v beV d i,el,iver ed being; placed within m ande onne taken up, by theftradesman.

- In this manner communication may be, had

between. the customer and the tradesnian, irrespective of w eather con'dit-ions w hich not be practical in the 'usual way of placing notes vin em ty,bottles or in boxes arranged to receive tie bottles to he returned ordelivered, p

fHaving thus described the invention, I claim:

' comprising a bottle engaging portion incliiding. a top and sides, l the. latter being downwardly conveifged from, the top and h'aving an intermediate p ortion pressed 1 W:zt l;lfy.to engage the mouth portion of a iniilk bottle at diametrically opposite P Q f 1:. it I 2. device 'o f the ,character specified comprising a 'hottle. enga'gin portion and an ia rticle holder inclined orwardly and downwardly from the bottle engaging portioh adaptedto h e cldsed at its upper adapted to coact with the indications and having an intermediate portion deflected outwardly from the holder to provide a finger grip. I

5. A device of the character specified open end by a side ofthe bottle when the" cmnprising "a bottle engaging portion, a

holder having portions partly cut therefrom to provide tongues, adial having openings to receive the said toi'igues the projecting ends of which are clinched to retain the dial in place'and hands pivoted to "the dial and adapted to cooperate with the indications thereon. I c I 6. (A device of. the character specified comprising a bottle engaging portion including a top and sidesgthelatter converging downwardly and having intermediate portions pressed outwardly, a holder at the forward end of the bottleengaging portion inclining outwardl andfdo'wnwardly therefrom sand adapte to have its upper end closed by a side of the bottle, adial detacha bly connected with the holder and hands carried by the dial and adapted to 'coo' p'erate with the indicationsthereon. I

In testimony whereof I afiix my 'signa-' ture.

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